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Senate
Resolution 849
By:
Senators Weber of the 40th and Moody of the 56th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) and recognizing "PAGE
Day on Capitol Hill"; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) is this state's largest
organization for professional educators, with more than 72,000 members who are
teachers, administrators, and support personnel employed in every school system
in Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
PAGE was founded in the 1970s with the mission to make Georgia a better place
for students to learn and for teachers to teach, and the PAGE Foundation
sponsors the Academic Bowl for Middle Grades, the Georgia Academic Decathlon for
high school students, and STAR, the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition
program; and
WHEREAS,
PAGE has promoted teaching as a profession by sponsoring local chapters of the
Future Georgia Educators in middle and high schools across this state and
student PAGE groups, known as SPAGE, on the campuses of colleges and
universities throughout Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
PAGE has adopted its mission and core business to provide professional learning
to enhance competence and confidence, build leadership, and increase student
achievement; and
WHEREAS,
PAGE actively participates in the legislative process each year, working to
improve education and student achievement while promoting a positive and
professional working relationship with legislative representatives across this
state; and
WHEREAS,
on February 26, 2008, local PAGE leaders will gather at the state capitol to
meet with their local legislative delegation on behalf of Georgia
educators.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that this body commends the Professional
Association of Georgia Educators for its contributions to education and to
educators and recognizes February 26, 2008, as "PAGE Day on Capitol
Hill."
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to PAGE.